Halloween, we ain't got no stinkin' candy!

Oct 31, 2011

Before you start thinking I am sort of Halloween Scrooge, I most certainly am not!  My house is deck out as usual - I have had parents tell me they bring friends to MY neighborhood because of my house.  Here is the skinny on the Treats in my house:  Since I moved to the Pacific Northwest, I have striven to NOT give candy, not just because I feel they already have enough, I want to give something fun & memorable.

Thank you to the Ludlums who lived on the next block from the house I grew up in, for EVERY year giving combs & other odd treats!  It inspired me to kick it up a notch, so I start when I see sales on single items like PlayDoh -- yup, the kids ask me at the door, "What are you giving out THIS YEAR?!"  So, I have to give something fun & frivolous.  Halloween is not always a welcome holiday to some, so please don't holler at me for my participation.  It is a silly and fun holiday to me, so I enjoy putting up all my crazy decorations - my boyfriend asked why so many babies this year, "Dunno, just start pulling things out of the boxes & finding places for them to live!"  Yes, I have an odd way of decorating, but no two years are alike, and there are ALWAYS new "boobie traps" that are motion sensor activated.

This year I scored a great big box of glow in the dark spiders, evidently sold at Universal Studios - so they are GREAT SWAG!  I also have individual microwave popcorn (my boyfriend hates when I give popcorn as he thinks its boring), and the grab bag of odd leftovers from years prior -- I did find ONE PlayDoh tub...  Yes, the kids get a bunch of candy, but I am at least glad they get some exercise in the process!

My own daughter would RUN from door to door when she figured out Halloween.  So, yes, I have NO candy, so come on over to my house for the FUN!

Stay Positive!
Brenda : )~

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